Casting reel



July 24, 1951 F. A. KING 2,561,801

CASTING REEL.

Original Filed Sept. 6, 1944 Patented July 24, 1951 CASTING REEL Frank A. King, deceased, late of Los Angeles, Calif., by A. W. Tedstrom, Parsons, Kans., and Ernest Lynn King and William Scott King, both of Los Angeles, Calif administrators Substituted for abandoned application Serial No.

553,129, September 6, 1944.

This application April 2, 1948, Serial No. 18,658

' This invention relates to fishing reels and more particularly to casting reels which are designed to prevent excessive pay out of the line during the casting operation; this application being in substitution of an abandoned application, Serial Number 553,129, filed September 6, 1944.

In bait casting with the conventional reel, the rod and bait are given a forceful radial swing by the operator, which pays out the bait and its line thus imparting the initial rotational spin to the free running spool, at which time the speed of the spools peripheral line-winding and its connected bait are traveling momentarily equal, however, for obvious reasons the peripheral spool winding speed soon exceeds that of the bait which necessarily dimishes roughly by the square of the dis- 3 Claims. (Cl. 242-118) tance the bait can be cast, the result of which condition is an excessive pay out of line and the Well known line snarl therein.

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provision of means to retard excessive pay out of line and yet permit the spool to freely rotate throughout the casting operation at its initial rate of speed.

A most important object of this invention is that of a new design of retarding ratio anti-backlash casting spool, including an axially adjustable outer auxiliary end flange that is adapted for free rotational movement with respect to the main winding portion. of the spool. I

A meritorious object of the present invention is a reel structure that is free from nonessential parts such as the conventional frame and tail plate; these parts tend to interfere with the proper care and manipulation of the line in the casting operation.

This type of spool design affords the advantages of a ll-shaped casting space that is relatively deep and narrow at its bottom with respect to its diameter, and is adapted to be adjusted to contain only that portion of line that is to be cast therefrom. As the line is drawn from the casting space by the medium of the bait, obviously each consecutive laminated circumference of line taken from the peripheral winding thereof is comparatively less in length than the preceding one, consequently excessive line pay out is eliminated and controlled by a predetermined axial adjustment of the V-shaped casting space.

Still another object is the provision of means for self-locking the flange adjusting means in a predetermined position.

In the accompanying drawing, there is shown for purpose of illustration one embodiment which z this invention may assume in practice when embodied in a retarding ratio anti-back.-lash spool.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a reel equipped with the improved spool hereof, certain parts being broken away to show other parts in central cross section.

Fig. 2 is a section on line Z--2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the flange self-locking adjusting device.

As disclosed in the drawing, the reel comprises a recessed head plate A having an integral reel seat I, by which the reel is attached to the rod.

A spool B comprises an adjustable end flange C and two integral flanges 2 and 3, the latter of which provide the main winding spool which is journaled in the plate A by means of a spool spindle D. The spool is driven in the line windingin direction by the crank E, reverse rotation of the crank E being prevented by the usual ratchet and pawl means not shown.

The spool 13 is adapted for free spool action by means of a combined clutch and drag unit F which is controlled by the lever I and a pilot wheel G.

Further description of the cranking mechanism is not disclosed in this application, as it forms no part of this invention.

Spool B- is producedfrom Bakelite, or other suitable material, and in this instance a flanged hub 5 is centrally moulded in the outer end of spool 1B. Hub 5 is provided with a central tapered bore which is mounted on a correspondingly tapered outer end of spindle D and fixed thereto by means of an extended screw-threaded end 6 and a nut I, threaded thereon.

It will be seen that hub 5 includes an annular deep channeled recess 8 which journals a shank sleeve 9, integrally formed with said flange C, the inner diameter of which sleeve is slightly larger and substantially longer than the hub 5, thus providing a cylindrical chamber which houses a compression lock spring it that is assembled over the nut 1 against the hub 5.

The outer inner diameter of sleeve 9 is reduced to form a stop shoulder I I for a thrust washer I2 and a short annular bearing surface It, rotatable on a trunnion I4 of an adjusting nut i5, threaded on the outer end of screw 6 for axially adjusting the flange C. The trunnion I4 is also provided with a shoulder I6 which co-operates with shoulder II and washer I2 to compress the spring I0 in assembly, thus locking the nut I5 in its adjusted position.

This auxiliary flange C is formed with a beaded-like peripheral protection rim [1 and a flared annular line shield l8, adjacent to and concentric with the cap nut l5, thus forming an inwardly curved recess [9 therebetween, which serves as finger clearance in making adjustments of the nut l5 which is provided witha knurled periphery as at 29 for this purpose, but not shown.

The outer marginal end of screw 6 is centrally l drilled and threaded, wherein is turned a flllister headed stop screw 2| over which a counterbore 22 of nut [5 slides when making adjustments thereof, the depth limit of this bore being equal to the axial movement of flangeC, as indicated by the dotted line 23.

As seen in Fig. 2, the outer face of flange 2 is formed with radial line-receiving grooves 24 con- ,tion set forth, and embraces such changes, modifications and equivalents of the parts and their necting with a series ofarcuate openings 25, inits periphery. The line L is attached to the spool core 26, in the conventional manner, between flanges 2 and 3 which comprise the main winding spool space 21.

In operation; the customary manner of holding the reel is to grasp the rod and reel with a portion of the left palm resting on the outer flange C,, which is then permittedto remain stationary as the main winding spool is, rotated for winding in the line, thus facilitating the left hand in thumbing the line to guide the same in the main winding space 27. 7

When it is desired to make a cast, a selected length of casting line equal to the casting ability of the operator is passed through one of the openings 25 to the V-space where the line L is wound in, thus completely filling the Vgspace with line, which tends to rotate the flange C as a unitary part thereof during the casting operation.

.In this particular instance, lever 4 functions through the clutch unit F to provide free spool position for casting the line L, however, other exigencies may be employed for this purpose.

From the foregoing, it should be clearly understood that each consecutive series of line winding payed out from the V-space will progressively diminish in length as the spool continues to rotate at its initial rate.

Obviously, in the casting operation the auxiliary spool progressively pays out less line per each revolution thereof, due to each winding per revolution containing less line and the V-space is so adjusted that its minimum core limit 'occurs approximately at the time the casted bait reaches its destination. It should be observed that the component tapering V-shape of the auxiliary spool, by virtue of its diminishing width, controls line pay out as it progresses toward its minimum core. Therefore, the width of the auxiliary spool is varied by means of the nut 15, so that the line pay out velocity will equal and cooperate with the initial spool velocity, thus eliminating back-lash.

It should be noted that in having the spool flange C constructed and arranged as here provided, elimination of the standard reel frame structure is made possible with the result that the auxiliary spool is free, and unobstructed circumferentially to facilitate free running of the line and easier access to the adjusting means which latter is on the outer side of the flange. Moreover the reel is lighter as to weight, consists of 1 formation and arrangement as come within the purviews of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

I. In a fishing reel, a main spool on which the major portion of a fishing line is wound having relatively fixed integral end flanges, an adjustable end fiange, a sleeve on the adjustable flange supported on the spool with the adjustable flange in outwardly spaced relation to one end flange of the spool for forming therewith a winding space for a minor casting length of said line, and adjusting means operable on the other side of said end flange by which the end flange is moved 2. The invention as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the said adjustable end flange and said main spool are subject to relative rotation.

3. In a fishing reel, a main spool on which the major portion of a fishing line is to be wound hav-- ing relatively fixed integral end flanges, an adjustable end flange disposed in outwardly spaced relation to one of the end flanges of the main spool, a slidable connection between said adjustable end flange and the adjacent fixed spool end flange including a sleeve on said adjustable end flange supported on said spool, said adjacent flanges forming an auxiliary spool for reception of a minor casting length of said line therein, and an adjusting means affording axial adjustment of said end flange for varying'the width of the winding space between said end flange and said end flange of said main spoolwherein said adjusting means includes a screw-threaded member projecting from said end of said spool into said sleeve and relative to whichsaid adjustable end flange is axially moveable,a nut arranged on said screw-threaded member so that when turned thereon the adjustable end flange will be axially adjusted, and a spring yieldingly abutting said nut to hold it against unintentional turning.

A. w. TEDSTROM, ERNEST LYNN KING, WILLIAM SCOTT KING,

Administrators of the Estate of Frank A. King,

Deceased.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Schafer Oct. 8, 1946 

